NEW YORK red air max outlet , Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks traded sharply lower Friday, as traders eyed data before the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting next week that is expected to raise interest rate for the first time in nine years.
At midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 195.83 points, or 1.11 percent, to 17,378.92. The S&P 500 shed 23.95 points, or 1.17 percent, to 2,028.28. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 65.83 points, or 1.30 percent, to 4,979.34.
The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand increased 0.3 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Labor Department reported Friday.
On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index fell 1.1 percent for the 12 months ended in November, the tenth consecutive 12-month decline.
Meanwhile, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November rose 0.2 percent from the previous month to 448.1 billion U.S. dollars, also below market expectations.
Total sales for the September 2015 through November 2015 period were up 1.7 percent from the same period a year ago.
Oil prices continued to hover near a seven-year low after the decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last Friday to keep crude production pumping at the current level in an already oversupplied market.
The West Texas Intermediate for January delivery dropped 1.96 percent around midday Friday, and Brent crude for January delivery also lost 2.77 percent.
In corporate news, U.S. chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical on Friday announced a merge in an all-stock deal worth up to approximately 130 billion U.S. dollars.
The combined company will be named DowDuPont, with plans to pursue a separation into three spin-offs eventually.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two convoys of assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP) have arrived in the central Yemeni city of Taiz, with badly needed food supplies for residents living in dire conditions under a virtual state of siege, a UN spokesman told reporters here Thursday.
"The food is enough to feed nearly 145,000 people for one month," Farhan Haq, the deputy UN spokesman, said at a daily news briefing here.
The two convoys of 31 trucks carrying various types of food arrived in the city's Salah and al-Qahira areas Tuesday and a third one is currently on its way to Mudhafar district.
"WFP has stressed that it needs freedom and safety of movement inside the country to reach as many people as possible with food assistance before they fall deeper into hunger," Haq said.
The Saudi-led coalition made up of nine states has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthi group on a daily basis across Yemen since March 26, when Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fled to the Saudi capital Riyadh to take refuge.
The coalition said its intervention aims to restore Hadi's authority in the country.
The Shiite armed group seized much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa last September, and ousted Hadi and his government.
Pro-government forces, backed by elite troops and armored vehicles from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, have recaptured five southern provinces, including the southern city port of Aden, after a series of ground offensives against the Houthis since July.
Steven J. Stanek Submitted 2018-11-03 06:14:00 In the past few years, it has been seen that most of the foods and other things are containing harmful particles that can affect the health of humans to a great extent. If it is not stopped in time then it can cause destruction. The various types of elements and harmful substances are quite bad for human health.
Types of Harmful Substances:
It can be well said in this connection that the use of Lead free ammunition has increased to a considerable extent. In fact, most of the foods including vegetables, fruits contain a good amount of lead that is simply dangerous.
A Research study has also proved that it is extremely bad for a pregnant mother and the newborn babies. So steps should be taken to stop this. The use of Lead free ammunition has however shown a good way in order to get rid of this.
Consumption of lead can also increase the amount of lead in human blood that is simply bad for health. Keeping this in mind, most of the food items are manufactured in an organic way. This can save human life.